UPL NA, Inc. v. Tide International (USA), Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CV 19-1201-RSWL-KSx UPL NA, INC., ORDER re: Motion to Stay Plaintiff, Pending Inter Partes v. Review Proceedings [103]
TIDE INTERNATIONAL (USA),
INC.; ZHEJIANG TIDE CROPSCIENCE CO., LTD.; and NINGBO TIDE IMP. & EXP.
CO., LTD.,
18 Defendants. 20 Currently before the Court is Defendant Tide International (USA), Inc.; Defendant Zhejiang Tide CropScience Co., Ltd.; and Defendant Ningbo Tide Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.’s (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review Proceedings (the “Motion”) [103]. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion. 28 1 I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background
Plaintiff UPL NA, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) is a supplier of crop protection products and plant technologies designed for agricultural, professional, and aquatics markets in the United States. Compl. ¶ 8, ECF No. 1. Defendants comprise part of a group informally known as 8 …